02924oam 2200589 450 991078542680332120230725030526.01-282-96075-X97866129607581-4081-2333-91-4081-9881-9(CKB)2670000000066682(EBL)669528(OCoLC)727648551(SSID)ssj0000469732(PQKBManifestationID)11312405(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469732(PQKBWorkID)10531665(PQKB)10211295(MiAaPQ)EBC4674736(MiAaPQ)EBC669528(MiAaPQ)EBC6486562(EXLCZ)99267000000006668220210710d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGreenlit developing factual/reality TV ideas from concept to pitch /Nicola LeesLondon, England :Methuen Drama,[2010]©20101 online resource (515 p.)Professional Media PracticeDescription based upon print version of record.1-4081-2267-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Style Note; Introduction; 1 Welcome to Development Hell (A.K.A. What the Hell Is Development?); 2 Do You Have What It Takes?; 3 Understanding the TV Landscape; 4 Generating Ideas; 5 Developing an Idea; 6 Considering Multiplatform Content; 7 Writing a Killer Proposal; 8 Finding and Keeping Talent; 9 The Pitch Tape; 10 The Pitch; 11 Alternative Sources of Funding; 12 Getting the Greenlight; Reality Check-Idea Tick List; Sample Budget Template; Channel Budget Guide; Glossary; End NotesSelect BibliographyBlows the lid on so many TV secrets"""" Tom Archer, Controller Factual, BBC """"If every first-time producer read this before pitching a program, I guarantee a greater success rate"""" Gary Lico, President/CEO, CABLEready, USA In recent years there has been an explosion of broadcast and cable channels with a desperate need for original factual/reality programming to fill their schedules: -documentaries, observational series, makeover formats, reality competitions. Yet television executives receive a daily avalanche of inappropriate pitches from pushy, badly prepared producers. Only 1 in 100 prProfessional media practice.Reality television programsProduction and directionReality television programsProduction and direction.791.43612Lees Nicola1966-1504956MiAaPQMiAaPQUtOrBLWBOOK9910785426803321Greenlit3734258UNINA